Temperature Control in Academy City

Hojo Shizugo spoke weakly, regret gradually showing in his eyes.

As a former researcher in the laboratory, he regretted that he did nothing at the time and did not even say a word of encouragement. However, when he met Mitsuari Aiyu after she failed to commit suicide again, he suddenly felt that he could try to do something.

Even if you are an ant without wings, as long as you live according to your own wishes, as an adult, you must work hard to protect the other person's sudden courage to continue living.

But when there are two super-powered people among the opponents, there is no need to fight, and he will not have the chance to leave here.

In this way, he didn't need to continue defending. Just standing here was enough to buy time for Mitsuari Aiyu, because the enemy he was facing was also a good kid in the normal sense.

Good kids often suffer in some aspects because everyone knows that you are that kind of person, just like Mitsuari Aiyu, who voluntarily gave up the opportunity to become a superpower because of some inner persistence.

"What are you talking about so strangely?"

"Although I don't know what you and your accomplices are planning, I do have a solution for you if you want to use your life to buy time."

"The simplest way is to block your connection with the external force field."

Some dissatisfaction suddenly appeared on her face, and a half-solidified illusory shadow appeared behind Natsume Sonoko.

It seems that Hojo Shizumori has a good relationship with his accomplices, but the annoying bun-haired girl obviously won't let him succeed.

She cared little about her enemies' thoughts and wishes, let alone their reasons.

Although her thoughts are easily influenced by those around her, she is sometimes stubborn and opinionated. The girl named Natsume Sonoko always judges everything she encounters from her own standpoint and very subjectively.

Chapter 667: Half-Brought Back

There were no lights on in the dim abandoned building, and the only light around the spacious area was the faint glow from the computer screens.

The girl with chocolate-colored hair hugged her knees with her hands and curled up in a chair in front of the screen. A rare look of panic and hesitation appeared on her face. She stared blankly at the phone that couldn't get through.

"That poker-faced man actually didn't answer my calls. What on earth was he going to do? He just ran into Xiaorun on the road, and said goodbye as if he would never see her again."

"And if he wants to be a hero, he's already past the age of middle school. Does he think I'll be grateful for what he did and shed tears? What an idiot."

There was a hint of depression in her tone, and when she raised her head she revealed a tired and sad face. Mitsuari Ayu was very aware of her situation, and knew that she had to take appropriate action in a very short time.

If you want to continue the current experiment, then following Hojo Shizuko's advice is undoubtedly the best option. Deal with everything here before those guys arrive and clean up all traces of your existence.

Those scattered Indian playing cards have already been taking effect. The aim force field information belonging to Chiya Yuuri that is parasitic in the cards has successfully interfered with and even assimilated the force field energy of those users, gradually forming a force field flow path related to Chiya Yuuri in the Academy City. The experiment called "Ideal Ability" is already in the final stage of implementation.

Most of the experimental processes have been completed. The consequences of losing her companions and temporarily changing the location are not as serious as she imagined. She can continue the experiment somewhere else.

Even the final step is almost completed. The urban legend about Yuuri Chiya has spread throughout the Academy City in these days, and it only needs a little time to ferment.

In Academy City, once a certain existence gains the collective attention of people with special abilities, it can guide the direction of the aim field to a certain extent. This is also the reason why some urban legend websites can always receive funding from some inexplicable people.

The final step of Mitsuari Aiyu's version of the 'Ideal Experiment' is to direct more AIM force fields to Xiao Qianye, who is still in the AIM thought body state, to create a 'God-sama' that gathers the force fields of many people with special abilities.

However, Mitsuari Ayu obviously had no way of choosing this optimal option, because she knew very well what Hojo Shizugo would do.

Once encountering Shokuhou Misaki, who can also read other people's minds, Hojo Shizugo will maintain the aim force field operation state for a long time to block the abilities from Shokuhou Misaki.

As a price to pay, operating the AIM force field for a long time will cause irreversible erosion to his body, until it completely covers up the body repairs brought by the 'Heavenly Clothing'.

The premise of all this is that Shokuhou Misaki will intervene.

But based on rational estimation, Mitsuari Ayu and Hojo Shizugo both felt that it was inevitable, and at most there would be a difference in the time of their arrival.

Chapter 667: Back Shoulder

Even if I have to bear shame and malice, I will try to do what I have not done before, in order to repay those who have always believed in me.

With this simple belief, Mitsuari Aiyu eagerly looks forward to the future when a new superpower is born, and wants to make up for the regret of all the members' failure by restarting the 'ideal ability' experiment.

Whether it's teacher Tomine Ye Li who died in the experiment, or Koiruru who lost an eye, or Mitsuari Ayumu herself, as long as a new person with super powers appears, everyone at the time may be redeemed.

However, Mitsuari Aiyu still seems to be unclear about this. The 'ideal ability' can be an experiment to verify the change of the properties of the AIM force field, or an experiment to explore the actual application of force field energy in the physical universe. It is not an experiment designed to give birth to a person with super powers.

Under the subjective intention of Academy City to deliberately reduce the number of people with super powers, the birth of people with super powers is actually a wrong choice for most research institutions.

Having said that, this upcoming 'God-sama' does theoretically have the power to turn ordinary people into superpowers, which is the main reason why Mitsuari Ayu and everyone in the newly created room believe it.

After all, the adults in Academy City are really good at lying, and it doesn’t even feel like a lie.

In this case, probably only those with special abilities in the psychological system could barely discover the clues.

Compared to Shokuhou Misaki, who was well prepared and had controlled the entire exo-brain replacement project team in advance, the pure good girl Mitsuari Aiyu seemed to be heading in a completely different direction.

"Xiao Qianye has an instrument that controls the changes in the AIM force field. As long as the remote control program is set in advance, it can operate according to the target even when there is no one on the ground to operate it."

"Even if Hojo's memories have been read by Shokuhou Misaki, it will take some time to find a way to break in here. As long as this possibility occurs, I can remotely control those instruments and conduct experiments on the 'ideal ability' in advance."

"Starting the experiment ahead of schedule will inevitably cause some losses in the size of the AIM force field, but this is an opportunity I cannot give up."

Mumbling to herself, Mitsuari Ayumu put her smartphone into her designer bag and silently calculated the security measures in this abandoned building.

Over the past few days, she has deployed a large number of combat robots and various security equipment in this building, almost transforming it into a solid shelter like a fortress.

Although it is not enough for the high and mighty adults in Academy City, it becomes much more useful if the person you meet is Shokuhou Misaki, who is the type who is not good at dealing with machines just like yourself.

It seemed that he had an inexplicable disgust and hostility towards that Jin Shanshan, and even when arranging security, he chose to treat that person as the main imaginary enemy.

However, Mitsuari Aiyu has no obstacles in using modern technology and is much better than someone like Shokuhou Misaki who is simply a technology nerd.

Chapter 668 Kamijou Touma

The adult, whose name he didn't know, was steering the car in a daze, watching the girl with chocolate-brown hair hurriedly get out of the car with blurry eyes.

In one hand he unconsciously held a 10,000-yuan bill commonly used in Academy City, and he was dressed in an ordinary suit, as if he was called by someone to act as a taxi driver when he was going home late at night.

"I remember that I was just an ordinary office worker, going to work, going to school and back, and after work I had to socialize with my colleagues and superiors."

As if he had received some kind of hint, the office worker, with a black question mark on his head, couldn't help but recall his daily life. He couldn't remember when he got a part-time job as a taxi driver.

"Never mind, at least the income is good."

The office worker who was mumbling something disappeared from Mitsuari Aiyu's sight. This ability that seemed like a hint naturally belonged to the category of 'psychological penetration'.

Strictly speaking, 'Psychological Piercing' is somewhat of a weakened version of 'Psychological Mastery', and can also use most of the abilities of the psychological system.

However, since it is only a weakened version and her own level is only lv3, Mitsuari Aiyu's control level can only reach a level similar to suggestion and hypnosis, which is far from reaching the terrifying level of a certain senior.

"This is it. There are already traces of fighting around here."

"When that poker-faced man fights, he will definitely use the Heavenly Clothes outfit, so it's not surprising that this phenomenon occurs."

Mi Yi Ai Yu trotted to the vicinity of the iron bridge, which was covered with various large potholes and traces of dents in the iron bridge pillars. Her face suddenly turned unnaturally pale, and she looked around but did not find any trace of the doctor in a white coat.

There was only some white coat fabric left on the ground around, as if it had been torn apart from the outside in an instant.

This was an extremely bad omen, meaning that Hojo Shizugo was most likely knocked down by those people, and judging by the degree of madness with which Hojo might have used the aim field, he might have died here.

This was something that Mitsuari Aiyu could never accept. Her goal had not been achieved yet, but she had already lost her companions, which made her feel that everything was meaningless.

"No! No! You clearly said that you would fulfill your original wish with me, and I will restore your body as agreed."

"If you just disappear without a word, I'll be the only one left again. Why do you suddenly act so great, satisfy yourself and then abandon others? It's really incomprehensible!"

Mitsuari Ayu said with red eyes in disbelief, her pupils slightly dilated and tears flowed out in an instant.

A lot of thoughts suddenly crossed her mind, and her body collapsed unconsciously. All kinds of bad thoughts came one after another, and she suddenly cried uncomfortably on the ground.

I was clearly mentally prepared when I came here, but when my hopes were dashed I still found it hard to accept. Maybe I'm not as strong as I thought.

"Ah? Look what I see. Is this the true face of the lady behind the scenes who has been giving me a headache for a long time?"

"If she's the type who cries when her friends die, she looks like an ordinary junior high school girl. She doesn't look like the dangerous person who spread Indian Poker and put half of Academy City at risk. Am I right, Mitsuari Ayu-san?"

Unfortunately, without the special effects and lighting of the girl with the bun, the girl with starry eyes looked a little dark in the dark, until she came under the radiation of the surrounding street lights, and then she began to shine again.

She usually wouldn't get so close to a stranger with special abilities, as this is very dangerous.

But if the opponent is a person with abilities from the same system, then the only thing that determines the fighting power of both parties is probably their fists.

Although she doesn't pay much attention to exercise, she has the extra advantage of weight. Even in a one-on-one fight, the starry-eyed girl doesn't seem to be at a disadvantage.

"Shouhou...fuckin' pray?"

Mitsuari Aiyu's brain froze for a while, and she finally opened her eyes wide and confirmed the identity of the girl in front of her.

She didn't seem to expect that Shokuhou Misaki would be waiting for her here.

It seems that the other party has obtained a lot of information about Hojo Shizuko from her, and can even predict her next move. So it is not so difficult to imagine that the information about him might come here.

"We must have met many times in school before. Even though we haven't had any formal communication, it can't be considered our first meeting. It's a pity that you suddenly disappeared in the first year."

"Mitsuari-san, whether it's the Tokiwadai attack you planned or the 'ideal ability' experiment you planned to complete, I was deeply impressed by you. I don't know why you have such a strong hostility towards me, but if you choose to be an enemy, you should have the corresponding awareness."

Looking down at Mitsuari Ayumu who was half-kneeling on the ground in front of her, Shokuhou Misaki frowned slightly. She was recalling the past very seriously.

Shokuhou Misaki was a little confused by the chocolate-haired girl's attitude.

She couldn't remember where she had offended or hurt the other person, and the memories and feelings of both parties could not overlap, resulting in the two people being unable to understand each other.

"I don't know why I'm so hostile to you. What are you going to say, Shokuhou Misaki?"

"Isn't this obvious? Those things are like scars on my heart. From the time when I was in the workshop, to entering Tokiwadai Middle School, then Kamijou-nii, and now Hojo Shizugo, I have nothing left."

Mitsuari Aiyu gritted her teeth and stood up, her expression slightly distorted, her eyes glaring at Shokuhou Misaki in front of her.

But suddenly, a strong desire to confide arose in my heart, and I wanted to vent all my grievances and pain to the enemy in front of me.

As the oldest sister in the internal evolution project, Mitsuari Ayu took the initiative to give up the resources that could allow her to become a psychic, but the one who obtained the resources to become a psychic was Shokuhou Misaki from another project, because in the 'qualification ranking', Shokuhou Misaki had the highest priority.

At school, he received no attention at all because of Shokuhou Misaki's existence, and was even regarded as a low-quality product of "psychological control".

Also, when he was in despair and wanted to commit suicide, Shokuhou Misaki stood with Kamijou-san instead of him. From the information he received later, she even prevented him from being saved.

"Kamijo-nii?"

"Do you know that person too?"

A look of surprise appeared on her face, and Shokuhou Misaki habitually wanted to take out the remote control to read her mind, but put it down the next second.

She still didn't know why the other party hated her. Overly general descriptions would only make Shokuhou Misaki feel bored. However, she heard a name that interested her from the other party's words, that person called Kamijou Touma.

Chapter 669: Easy to go to extremes

The two girls standing opposite each other have too many similarities. Even the memories about that person can occupy a large part of the emotional experience of both parties.

But no matter how many similarities they have, they cannot change the fact that they are hostile to each other. In Shokuhou Misaki's opinion, this girl named Mitsuari Ayumu is not worthy of any degree of trust.

If we use creatures in nature to describe them, although bees and ants are both insects that form societies centered around a "queen" and are relatively similar in species composition, due to their living habits and eating habits, the two sides are even part of each other's food chain.

Regardless of the fact that she cannot read Mitsuari Ayumu's mind, or based on her actions so far, Shokuhou Misaki is not going to change her opinion easily.

This seems to be somewhat similar to the treatment of a certain railgun, and until now it is still a frequent visitor to the blacklist in her heart.

Even if the other person mentioned the person she cared about, it was more like a psychological tactic, perhaps meaning that the other person had conducted an in-depth investigation on her. Shokuhou Misaki has always treated the existence of her inability to read minds smoothly with an extremely realistic and cold view.

“I don’t know how you knew about Kamijou’s existence, but judging from the details of how you were able to plan the attack in Tokiwadai within a few days, you should have been able to see the clues that were once recorded by surveillance cameras or witnesses. After all, I don’t want any traces of my existence to be wiped out just like that.”

"To be honest, I got a lot of information about you from the memory of that gentleman named Hojo Shizugo. From the perspective of a person with the ability to master psychology like me, it is possible that you deliberately induced the other party's memory data. But you did appear here, which means that the other party's evaluation of you is not much different, which really surprised me."

"That Hojo Shizugo was still worried about you until the very end, but he thought you wouldn't be here. This probably means that Hojo Shizugo underestimated his position in your heart."

With a blank expression on her face, Shokuhou Misaki raised her head to look at the position of the moon in the night sky and answered absentmindedly.

Before I knew it, it was already late at night. Tomorrow morning I would probably have to operate the dorm supervisor's memory again. This was part of Shokuhou Misaki's daily routine.

But this is nothing. Mitsuari Aiyu in front of her inexplicably mentioned that person, and immediately the memories of the past filled Shokuhou Misaki's brain.

Shokuhou Misaki was very frustrated and upset that Kamijou Touma's brain could no longer remember her.

"Are you surprised that I didn't manipulate Hojo's memory, or do you think it's stupid to let people know my true thoughts so openly? Trust is something that is very difficult for you."

Mitsuari Ayuya took out her smartphone from her bag, her face filled with anger and pain. She had almost accepted the fact that Hojo Shizugo was dead.

With Hojo Shizugo's old-fashioned and serious personality, she had already anticipated what he would do. Although he was the kind of person who couldn't even express his concern, he was also a troublesome adult who had his own insistence on some things.

When she thought about the woman with honey-colored hair taking away her beloved things, Mitsuari Aiyu couldn't help but shed tears.

People with psychological system abilities can often control their emotions very well. Shokuhou Misaki is probably the most representative of this. However, for Mitsuari Ayumu, a psychological system ability user who has not been very qualified so far, her various emotions still appear on her cheeks.

However, this emotional expression had another interpretation in Shokuhou Misaki's eyes. She just quietly watched the changes in the girl's expression in front of her, and her inner assessment did not change at all.

This kind of overly rational thinking is not standard for people with super powers, at least a certain Bilibili who is seriously emotional can't do it.

As for the bun-haired girl who has always admired Shokuhou-senpai, she seems to be about 4 or 5 points, but sometimes she is disturbed by her emotions and can be barely considered in the middle of the two seniors.